Jammu Tawi, Sept. 16 -- An alleged criminal has been detained under the stringent Public Safety Act in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, police said on Tuesday.
Sharafat Ali, a resident of Lohai-Malhar, was taken into custody by police and later lodged in the district jail in Udhampur under the Public Safety Act (PSA), a police spokesman said.
"Ali is a habitual criminal who has been involved in various illegal acts over the past few years. To prevent his illegal activities, a dossier was prepared and sent to the Kathua district magistrate who ordered his detention under the PSA," he said.
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